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Genesis 42:11

9 And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

10 And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.

We are all one man’s sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.

12 And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

13 And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
We are all sons of one man. Your servants are honest men, not spies.”
KJV
We are all one man’s sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.
WEB
We are all one man’s sons; we are honest men. Your servants are not spies.”
ASV
We are all one man`s sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.
DARBY
We are all one man's sons; we are honest: thy servants are not spies.
BLB
We [are] all sons of one man. We [are] honest; your servants are not spies.”
ÅB
Vi er alle sønner av én mann; vi er ærlige folk, dine tjenere er ikke speidere.
OTB
Vi er alle sønner av én mann. Vi er ærlige menn, ikke spioner."
B1930
Vi er alle sønner av én mann; vi er ærlige folk, dine tjenere er ikke speidere.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 2 Corinthians 6:4

    But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,

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  • Genesis 42:19

    If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:

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  • Genesis 42:33–34

    And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men; leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone:

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  • John 7:18

    He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.

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